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I've had these for years but now I finally have a camera...
seems the nearest thing in the cat e-log. Pics are of 1 male and 1 female. And the female...(missing one eye due to an out-of-water experience: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... =4&t=20191) Thanks for looking.

anyone?

I would say your fish is an Otocinclus hoppei.

panaque wrote:

Otocinclus macrospilus

seems the nearest thing in the cat e-log.

I'm with you on this. I have the same species and concluded they were (are) O. macrospilus based on the Cat-eLog pictures.

Thanks Mike and Mark. The O. hoppei looks like a good match as well. Anyone know of any distinguishing characters?
Frank

O. hoppei and O. macrospilus are extremely similar, to the point I may wonder if they do not grade into eachother, but fwiw macrospilus is distinguished by having a narrow unpigmented band separating the anterior part of the caudal spot from the crescent-shaped posterior part, while hoppei has a solid round or diamond-shaped caudal spot.

I see what you mean Mike. Thanks very much.
Frank